Leadership race positions Liberals to own coming news cycles about Donald Trump
Tight timelines, rigid rules, and a big-ticket entry fee will force most Liberal leadership lightweights to bow out.
Liberal leadership hopefuls face uphill battle to present themselves as ‘change’
It’s difficult to ‘firebomb’ the Trudeau legacy during the leadership campaign when many party members still approve of the prime minister, says pollster David Coletto. But this leadership race is ‘the first act of the general election,’ and candidates will have little time afterwards to ‘pivot,’ says former Liberal staffer Dan Arnold.
I’m hoping Trump finds the Panama Canal more interesting than the Rideau
When would the prime minister, or enough Liberals around him, have had the chance to make a leadership change that wasn’t too disruptive? And what would that mean now?
Beyond Trudeau: a chance to rethink Canadian democracy
In this pivotal moment, Canada can redefine a vision for civic engagement, rebuild trust in government, and transform division into dialogue.
Questions remain about how Liberals missed deficit target by over $20-billion, says PBO
Disregarding fiscal anchors has become ‘a unique feature’ of the current government, says Chrétien-era Finance Canada official Eugene Lang.
‘He’s our best bet’: several Liberal MPs urging Finance Minister LeBlanc to rethink decision not to seek Liberal leadership
A number of Liberal MPs are urging newly-minted Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc to reconsider his decision not to seek the party’s top job, with Liberal MP Judy Sgro leading the charge by starting a “draft Dominic” movement. “I’m doing everything I can to try to [convince him to] reconsider,” said Sgro (Humber River-Black Creek, Ont.) […]
Justin Trudeau’s final act: a tragedy of his own making
History won’t only remember Justin Trudeau for the early triumphs or the transformative programs like pharmacare and dental care that Jagmeet Singh squeezed out of him. It’ll also be for his resignation made too late and the effects it caused.
Rogue presidents
In any coup attempt, there’s a point at which mere talk crosses the line into irrevocable action, and it’s a bright red line.
Trudeau bites the dust
Justin Trudeau’s resignation is the delayed consequence of a row with then-deputy Chrystia Freeland over the weak response to Donald Trump’s threat to slap a 25-per-cent tariff on Canadian exports to the United States.
Resigning Trudeau admits Liberal caucus dissent, but fails to own his role in the breakdown, say observers
Justin Trudeau ‘showed a lot of honesty’ when outlining his plans to step down, says former Liberal staffer Olivier Cullen. But former Conservative staffer Mitch Heimpel says Trudeau was ‘embodying every criticism made of him for the last 10 years.’
